Written from a psychological perspective while integrating cross-disciplinary viewpoints, this fully updated Second Edition takes a parent-centered approach to exploring topics such as the reasons behind parental behavior, the effect parents and children have on one another, and social policy's ability to help families. Including the latest statistics on family functioning and with coverage of contemporary issues, George Holden’s Parenting conveys the process of parenting in all its complexities.

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A Microsoft® Word®test bank is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.

A Respondus electronic test bankis available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.

A very broad explanation with pertinent key focus of the effects of and for parents.
Easy to pinpoint theory, data and research from the contents breakdown. Every aspect of research in the book is referenced and further explored. A lovely book, easy to read. A great resource for me and my students to help with their studies.

This book would support our students to grasp the fundamentals of the theoretical perspectives on parenting. It fits in well with the key learning outcomes for this module and I will be recommending that the library invests in copies as well as notifying our University bookshop.

This book has been invaluable to the course being taught. Learners have purchased this book from their local book sellers and amazon online.
The information contained in the books covers up to level 5 and is fantastic.

The second edition has brought attention to the subject parents at risk, it has given a deeper understanding to the issues such as violence, mental illness and parents with children who have special needs. Using the up to date research on key topics has definitely given individuals more of an insight to such problematic issues that are detrimental to parenting therefore making this a book an essential read for students and tutors.

A new Chapter 8 is dedicated to the issues associated with parenting children of preschool age.

A new Chapter 12 deals with issues of socioeconomic stress, violence and abuse, mental illness, and parenting children with special needs.

Hundreds of new and recent references have been added, along with updated statistics about families.

Newtopics, including bullying, have been added, and many topics, including ADHD and childhood obesity, are discussed in greater detail.

KEY FEATURES:

The author explores a wide range of contemporary issues, including fertility problems, the role of electronic media in the home, the use of corporal punishment, gay and lesbian families, immigrants, and foster parenting.

Selected studies and recent statistics from developing and non-Western countries provide a global view of parenting.

In-depth coverage of topics, often absent or superficially covered in other texts, such as co-parenting, evolutionary views, human behavioral genetics, and religious influences, provides readers with a broad understanding of parenting.

Important clinical psychological issuesare covered, such as child maltreatment, family violence, behavior problems, the role of pathology in the family, and how intervention programs can influence parents.

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